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(A) In the onse of drugs concealed in cargo,
it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court
if
(1) that the cargo was shipped in the usual
course of trade;
and
(2) that the description of the cargo given by the shipper or his agents (as evidenced by the
papers handed to the Owner or Master or otherwise)
contained no indication of the presence of the drug
and
(3) that the Owner or Master had no reasonable
ground to auspect the presence of contraband drugs;
(there would, it was sugested, be good ground for suspicion if, for example, cases were being shipped
by or on behalf of some person or firm well known
to be connected with the illicit trade); and
(4) that, due supervision was exercised and
other adequate precautions taken to prevent any tampering with the cargo while on board the vessel; (B) in the case of drugs concealed on board other-
wise than in cargo, if the Owner or Master shows that all
reasonable steps were taken
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(1) to prevent illicit drugs being brought
on board and
(2) to discover drugs that may be concealed in
the vessel.
(It was suggested that under (B) Owners and Masters
should be required to institute special searches of the
ve asel and to employ special watchmen at the ports with a view to detecting attempts to smuggle opium or drugs on board.
If this sugestion were adopted it would presum-
ably be necessary for the master to prove that every part
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